"My God and my All"
St. Clare of AssisiYou are very welcome to our website. We, the Poor Clare Sisters of College Road, Cork, are part of the Franciscan family, followers of St. Francis of Assisi, and we are so pleased that our Holy Father Pope Francis has taken the name of Francis!
St. Francis inspired and guided St. Clare who founded our Order of Sisters in Italy in 1212. Our monastery here in Cork was founded in 1914.
As enclosed Sisters, dedicated to the contemplative life, we assure you of our prayers. May God bless and protect you this day.
We hope you enjoy our website, where you can read about St. Clare, St. Francis and St. Colette, about how Poor Clare life started in Cork, how we spend our day and more!
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
The Poor Clare Sisters
The Lord has loved you with an everlasting love. (Jer. 31:3)
If you wish to speak to a Sister and ask for prayers, a Sister is available: Tuesday to Saturday inclusive: 10.30 - 11.30 am and 2.30 - 3.30 pm.
The Sisters are not available during Lent and November and December, also during the week preceding Pentecost.
On particular days the Sisters may not be available due to retreats etc.
Feel free to leave a message at the Lodge and the Sisters will pray for your requests.
God bless you.
Are you considering the Poor Clare vocation or would you like to know more about the enclosed contemplative life of a religious sister?
Our public chapel is closed from Monday 22 June 2026 (inclusive) for a few weeks for renovations.
Mass will be celebrated at the usual times in Parlour 3: 7:30am, Monday to Friday, and 10:00am Saturday and Sunday.
There will be no public Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary or Sunday Evening Prayer until the chapel reopens.
The Sisters are sorry for any inconvenience
Listen to the Radio Programme
The story, in three parts describes our history, life, vocation and work over the last one hundred years in College Road.